adult soccer game ticket $5. Student tickets cost $1. A total of $2,874 was collected on a scale of 1,246 tickets. How many of each type of ticket were sold?

Question

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Answer 1

If x= # of adult tickets  and y= # of student tickets

 

5x + 1y = 2874

 

x + y = 1246

 

 

x=1246-y

 

5(1246-y) + 1y = 2874

6230-5y+1y = 2874

-4y = 2874-6230

-4y = -3356

y = 839

 

x + 839 = 1246

 

x = 1246 - 839

x = 407

 

407 Adult tickets and 839 Student tickets sold